New 32 Channel Mixer for my Church

[Brad Weber]

Originally Posted by STEALMYBUCKS

Well, for me I would have to vote for the LS-9. Get a local dealer to work with, and haggle out a price point that works for you. We just did an upgrade to an LS-9 and we love it. We networked it with our existing Aviom with a simple $700 card, and sold our old Aviom stuff to cover the cost (we made money on it!), then our Lexicon Omega recording interface took a dive. We went with Audinate Dante card, for 16 track digital recording, only $500. For me it has been great because I know I can go to network audio for relatively inexpensive, adding another Dante card is only $500 (the bummer is the price for the Whirlwind PXP-DA which is $2500), but looking into the future, I see a lot of Cat-5e runs and a few nice Gigabit network switches in my future.

The LS-9 is a great choice for many churches but I have to go back to the original comments that they are looking for a 32 channel console and that "we are looking at something not beyond $1500." While it may not difficult to find what they want for that budget, it is likely also not practical to consider something that might cost 4 or 5 times that much.

Originally Posted by STEALMYBUCKS

It is all about what is best for you. These forums are great for certain stuff, but when it comes down to it, a good, local dealer with a great reputation and great relationship will do more for your church than anything on a forum.

Just wanted to emphasize the reputation and relationship aspects as those are critical and also suggest that you don't limit this to dealers as there are others with whom it could also be beneficial to develop relationships. Maybe when that church or theater or club down the road upgrades their systems the people there or that work with them that you go to know will offer you an LS9 that they're replacing for $1,500!